Ironing spring



Nov. ,1, 1927. 1,647,790

N. FULTON IRONING SPRING Filed April l5. 1926 SH01 nu;

NELL. ULTGN. QF

l QInoNING Application led April 1,5,

My invention relates to attachments for adjusting theV length of the cord of elec-l trical irons. It is the object of my invention to provide an attachment which is convenient in use and which will not injure the cord, and especially is it the object of my invention to provide an attachment which will not short the current and in which clips are secured to the spring in a manner such that theyrmay be easily released ywhen it is desired to release them without danger of accidental release. j

Having in view these objects and others which will be mentioned in the following def scription, I will now refer to the drawings,

' fied form of the clip.

Figure V5 is an illustration showing the manner in which the attachment is` used.

The attachment consists of a spring 10 having clips 11 at each of its ends. The spring 10 is `a relatively soft one which will not interfere'with the movements of the iron when the spring is under tension. It is just suciently strong, to take up the slack in the cord.

The clip shown in Figures 2 and 3 consists of two jaws pivotally connected and spring pressed into closing position. `The Vhandle end'of one of the jaws is provided with an aperture to which the end of the `spring is secured. The jaws are lined with a suitable material to both cushion and insulate the jaws from the cord. This lining 12 may be felt, rubber, sheet cork or any other suitable material having both cushioning and insulating properties. An optional form of the clip is shown in Figure 4 in which the jaws are provided with teeth and without lining. The characteristic feature shown in Figure 4, however, is the apert-ure and tongue for securing the end of the spring. As shown, the aperture 13 is round in shape and it is provided with an L-sliaped slit extending to the side wall of the clip. The slit portion adjacent the side wall is then turned down as shown in Figure 4 so armate. Y 1926. seriaiNo. 102,222.

that the opening to the aperture 13 is inv i clined with ref erence to` the plane end of the portion. The tongue 14 is curved inwardly so that during the normal use it was almost impossible for the loop at the end of the spring to slip out from the aperture. At the same time it is relatively easy mat` ter to remove the Vclip from the spring. It should be noted, however, that Figures 2, 3 and 4: merely illustrate different features which may be used either as shown or interchangeably. The tooth jaw for example as shown in Figure i is generally objectionable .since it bites into the insulation of the elec- Continued use of the `toothed jaw will in time wea-r out the insulation and it is therefore by preferenceto eliminate the tooth jaw and to substitute the lining 12 as shown in Figures 2 and 3. At the Sametime the form of aperture as shown in 13 in Figure 4t pos sesses advantages over that shown in Figures 2 and 3, and in my preferred construction I employ both the lining y12 and the aper' ture 13.Y

The attachmentY will be found to be par ticularly useful when improvising a connection between a light socket and the iron.

The necessity for this is apparent to transient guests at'hotels and rooming houses which are generally not provided with a special socket for connecting an electric iron. It is possible to carry about an electric cord with plugs, but since the distance tothe socket varies greatly, the cord will usually be found to have so much'slack as to`interfere with the ironing operation. Frequently the best place for the ironing board is underneath the light, and as shown in Figure Y prising an extensible elastic member, saidv j A member being provided at its ropposite extremities with metalli@ Clamps releasably sel to open the aws and release the electric cord` for quick adjustment, removal and positioningv of the elastic member on the electric cord, each of said jaws having a cushioning and lnsulatlng` lining secured thereto on its inner side whereby the metal of the clamp is out of all direct Contact with the insulation of the electric wire.

Inrtestilnonyrwhereof I affix my signature.

NELL FULTON. 

